Album: Lush Life by John Coltrane (1961)
Genre: Jazz | Mood: Good Natured
Format: Album

Description: Lush Life is an album credited to jazz musician John Coltrane, released in 1961 on Prestige Records, catalogue 7188. It is assembled from unissued results of three separate recording sessions at Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, New Jersey in 1957 and 1958. As Coltrane's fame grew during the 1960s long after he had stopped recording for the label, Prestige used unissued recordings to create new marketable albums without Coltrane's input or approval.

Artist Background: John William Coltrane (also known as "Trane"; September 23, 1926 - July 17, 1967) was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Working in the bebop and hard bop idioms early in his career, Coltrane helped pioneer the use of modes in jazz and later was at the forefront of free jazz. He organized at least fifty recording sessions as a leader during his recording career, and appeared as a sideman on many other albums, notably with trumpeter Miles Davis and pianist Thelonious Monk. As his caree... Part of the Hamlet, North Carolina, USA music scene. Emerged in the classic era. Associated with Jazz movement.

Music Scene: Part of the Hamlet, North Carolina, USA music scene. Emerged in the classic era. Associated with Jazz movement.

Tags: Jazz, Good Natured, 1960s, Album

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Lush Life is an album credited to jazz musician John Coltrane, released in 1961 on Prestige Records, catalogue 7188. It is assembled from unissued results of three separate recording sessions at Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, New Jersey in 1957 and 1958. As Coltrane's fame grew during the 1960s long after he had stopped recording for the label, Prestige used unissued recordings to create new marketable albums without Coltrane's input or approval.

Lush Life

John Coltrane

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